Real Madrid could face trial over noise pollution from stadium concerts
Judge has brought indictment after nearby residents launched legal action in 2024 saying the concerts made their lives a miseryReal Madrid could face trial for alleged environmental offences after a Spanish judge ruled there was sufficient evidence that loud concerts held at the club’s Bernabéu...
<p>Judge has brought indictment after nearby residents launched legal action in 2024 saying the concerts made their lives a misery</p><p>Real Madrid could face trial for alleged environmental offences after a Spanish judge ruled there was sufficient evidence that loud concerts held at the club’s Bernabéu stadium, which has been <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/25/madrid-santiago-bernabeu-stadium-deafening-concerts">dubbed “the torture-drome” by local residents</a>, could have broken the law.</p><p>The Residents’ Association for those Affected by the Bernabéu (AVPB) began legal action against the football club and the city council in 2024, saying a series of punishingly loud concerts held that spring and summer had made their lives a misery. Performers included Taylor Swift, Luis Miguel and the Colombian star Karol G.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/22/real-madrid-resident-legal-action-noise-pollution-stadium-concerts">Continue reading...</a>
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